11.   Israel Radio said thousands were fleeing northward.

12.   Last August, thousands of Cubans fled their homeland by boat.

13.   More than a dozen people were injured, including six firefighters who suffered serious burns Tuesday in a Malibu canyon, and thousands fled.

14.   More than a dozen people were injured, including four firefighters who suffered serious burns Tuesday in a Malibu canyon, and thousands fled.

15.   More than one million have already been internally uprooted, and thousands more are fleeing major cities for the countryside.

16.   On Saturday, thousands fled South Padre Island, a popular vacation resort, for the mainland.

17.   Russian troops are trying to root out the rebels who remain in Grozny after thousands of fighters fled the city last week.

18.   Thousands fled or were imprisoned.

19.   Thousands fled the capital out of fear of a U.S.-led invasion or retaliation by army supporters.

20.   Thousands fled to the safe haven of Srebrenica.